A healthy body has a healthy mind: what sports do international students of our University do?

There are many different sports clubs at Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University: volleyball, basketball, badminton, swimming, boxing, and others. Students compete at different levels. Journalists of the media center “Verbum” decided to find out what sports international students are involved in at the University, and whether there are differences between sports in Russia and abroad.Sam Andrew Kenneth (Ghana) 1st year student, Institute of Humanities, Sociology — I really like sports, and I’m trying to make sure I have time for it in my schedule. A lot of guys in my life have chosen football while girls prefer to swim. Luckily, at Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University, we all can find sports that we like to play. We practice regularly and also get invitations to various competitions. Football is the most popular sport in practically all African universities: this sport is well developed in my country, Ghana. But the attention is …

Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University sums up the results of 2020

2020 for Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University, as for many other universities and mankind in general, was a real test of strength. Despite the need to integrate into the new reality, the university not only maintained its existing positions, but also strengthened them: we successfully passed remote diploma defenses and the first online admission campaign, launched new educational programs, and implemented major projects related to the immediate life of the university and student initiatives. Our main achievements are mentioned below:The University has successfully passed accreditationOn December 29, the procedure for state accreditation of educational activities of Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University was completed in 83 areas of training and specialties implemented at the university. The University received an expert opinion on the compliance of the declared educational programs with the requirements of Federal state educational standards.University in the National ratingThe Brand of Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University was included in …

The experience of attracting international students of Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University was presented in “Education Export Magazine”

In the new issue of the magazine on current developments in international education, Education Export Magazine explained why international students should pay attention to the opportunity of receiving higher education in the Russian North.The Education Export Center (EEC) Expert Club is a platform for networking and exchange of views for professionals working in the field of international students recruitment. Within the framework of the EEC Expert Club, regular activities are held in different cities for both formal and informal interaction in order to find solutions to current problems and to identify new perspectives arising from the synergistic approach.The members of the EEC Export Club not only improve their skills by cooperating with their colleagues, but also enjoy special conditions for participation in the social activities. SyktSU is also a member of the Club. In the November issue of the magazine on current developments in the field of international education, the …

Professional training of the international students

The international medical students completed the professional training at the Institute of continuing education in Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University. 39 future doctors have mastered the work as junior medical staff.At our University, students can get a new profession as a worker or employee, within the main educational program or by studying under the professional training program. This will allow them to find a job at extra time.The international students of the Medical Institute got the opportunity to study the professions of “Hospital attendant” and “Junior nurse for patient care”. Thus, students master all stages of work during their studies at the Institute: from junior medical staff to a doctor. This knowledge will allow students to work and practice successfully at the medical institutions from their first years of studying.Kshetra Timilsaina, the third-year student, told why he decided to learn the competencies of junior medical staff: — I really enjoyed …

Student of our University at the National final of the “Young professionals” Championship

Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University was represented in the final of the VIII National Championship “Young professionals – 2020” (WorldSkills Russia) in Russia by Yegor Borin, the student of the Institute of Exact Sciences and Information Technologies. The young fellow shared impressions how it is to be a young professional of the International level!The student participated in the competence “Network and system administration”. This competence implies that network and system administration specialists serve a wide range of IT processes that play a key role in the organization’s work. Depending on the specialization of the enterprise, the scope of tasks performed by a specialist can vary from supporting a local information network to developing complex projects for integrating infrastructure solutions.It is worth noting that Yegor is the graduate of the College of Economics, Law and Computer Science of Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University. He has been participating in WorldSkills Russia competitions …

A Discussion Club on Politics, Culture and Business will be launched for international students

The discussion club “Countries of the World: Politics, Culture and Entrepreneurship” will be opened in August at Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University. It will act as part of the Research Center for Corporate Law, Management and Venture Investment (a member of the UN Global Compact Network).The idea to create a discussion club arose to unite students from different countries who study at Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University (SyktSU) and have similar interests. The co-chairmen of this club are Professor Arif Shikhverdiev and Master of SyktSU Sam Andrew Kenneth (Ghana). It is planned that Sergey Zmiyak, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations, Don State Technical University will become the Club’s consultant. Also, the organizing committee of the Club included international students of our university:Mansour Marian Adli Wakim, Egypt (Medical Institute);Opoku Akosua Aduofua, Ghana (Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship);Amer Yasir Hasan Mohamed, Sudan …

International students have got an incentive to study perfectly

The issues of obtaining citizenship and employment of foreign citizens were discussed at Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University. On July 29, international students met with representatives of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Komi Republic.The employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs talked about the innovations in migration legislation that are of interest to young people from abroad who are studying in Russia. Thus, a new basis appeared in order to obtain a residence permit. – This is the successful mastering of the full-time educational program of higher education in the Russian Federation with obtaining a certificate of education with honors. That is, as soon as you graduate from the university with a diploma with honors, you will have a chance to get a residence permit in the Russian Federation immediately, – said Larisa Shman, the head of the visa-permitting department of the Department for …

Russian Language Day

On June 6, on the birthday of the great Russian poet, the founder of the modern Russian literary language Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, Russian Language Day is celebrated in Russia and the whole world.The decision to hold the Day of the Russian language as one of the official languages ​​of the UN was first made at the meeting of the Department of Public Information of the UN Secretariat in 2010, on the eve of International Mother Language Day, as a part of a program to develop multilingualism and preserve cultural diversity. One of the goals of this program is to maintain the equal rights of all six official languages ​​of the United Nations (English, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and French), as well as to increase awareness of the history and culture of each language.On June 6, 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the annual celebration of Russian Language …